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SICK launches new linear encoder for industrial applications

January 20, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

SICK has launched a new linear encoder product family for high-precision detection of piston positions in hydraulic cylinders and the monitoring of linear movements in machines. The DAX linear encoder product family provides flexibility for countless industrial applications.

The product family offers three designs to suit these applications, all with industry-appropriate measuring ranges. An Online Configurator provides step-by-step assistance to users in selecting a suitable DAX.

For applications with special requirements, the smart and flexible system architecture of the product family allows for tailored and efficient customization. [Read more…] about SICK launches new linear encoder for industrial applications

Filed Under: Industry Tagged With: applications, availability, dax, encoder, encoders, family, flexibility, high, industrial, linear, machine, maintenance, measurement, mm, online, operation, position, product, required, sick, suitable, system

Baidu aims to create ‘world’s largest fully driverless ride-hailing area’

December 28, 2022 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Baidu, an AI company with strong internet foundation and often referred to as China’s equivalent of Google, has embarked on a major expansion of its commercialized fully driverless robotaxi service in Wuhan.

The new expansion would triple the size of its current operation area, increasing the number of robotaxis in service and expanding operating time to include key evening hours.

The move marks a major milestone on Baidu’s ambitious autonomous ride-hailing roadmap, as the company plans to put an additional 200 fully driverless robotaxis into operation across China in 2023, aiming to cover “the largest fully driverless ride-hailing service area in the world” by the end of the year. [Read more…] about Baidu aims to create ‘world’s largest fully driverless ride-hailing area’

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: apollo, area, autonomous, baidu, china, city, commercial, company, driverless, driving, evening, expansion, fully, hours, intelligent, largest, operation, ride-hailing, robotaxi, robotaxis, service, technology, time, wuhan

Magazino expands robot fleet to 57 in Zalando logistics centers

November 4, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Magazino, a robotics manufacturer from Munich, Germany, is increasing its robot fleet in more Zalando logistics locations to a total of 57 Toru robots. This is the largest single order in the company’s history. 

At the same time, it underlines the importance of Toru as a fundamental building block of automated processes in modern e-commerce logistics.

The mobile, intelligent picking robots will be used in the Zalando logistics centers in Lahr, Erfurt and Verona, Italy. They support the picking of shoes ordered online and their provision for sorting and packaging. [Read more…] about Magazino expands robot fleet to 57 in Zalando logistics centers

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: centers, colleagues, erfurt, expansion, fleet, future, lahr, largest, load, logistics, magazino, mobile, online, operation, order, picking, processes, robot, robots, support, toru, verona, zalando

SRI unveils autonomous digger for construction sites

August 24, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

SRI, a technology development company founded in 1946 by Stanford University, has unveiled an autonomous digger for construction sites and other similar heavy-duty applications. (See video below.)

The “smart excavator” can be operated remotely and comes with an augmented reality system which makes the process secure, more convenient, and “as easy as playing a video game”.

SRI likens it to the Nintendo Wii, saying the control system only takes “a couple of minutes to master”, adding that, by giving excavators a “robotification upgrade”, the operator doesn’t need to be in the driver’s seat and can even “operate the machinery from anywhere around the world”. [Read more…] about SRI unveils autonomous digger for construction sites

Filed Under: Construction, News Tagged With: actions, autonomous, construction, digger, economy, equipment, increasing, industry, machinery, operation, productivity, remote, sites, sri, system, unveiled, workers

Nachi-Fujikoshi launches new ‘high-speed, high-precision’ robot series

July 29, 2022 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Japanese industrial robot giant Nachi-Fujikoshi has launched what it describes as a series of “high-speed, high-precision robots”.

The company says it developed the new robots “in response to customer demands for higher precision, further improving productivity, and miniaturizing electrical and electronic components”.

The three new robots are the MZ07F and MZ07LF with higher speed and precision MZ07. [Read more…] about Nachi-Fujikoshi launches new ‘high-speed, high-precision’ robot series

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: company, contributing, electric, electronic, high, high-precision, high-speed, higher, increases, industrial, labor, lf, manufacturing, mz, nachi, nachi-fujikoshi, operation, precision, productivity, robot, robots, sectors, series, sites

Trimble implements new localization system for autonomous vehicles

June 17, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Trimble has released details of the first deployment of its map-based localization system for land-based autonomous vehicle applications.

IHI Corporation, a heavy industry manufacturer based in Japan, will retrofit its existing container and haulage trucks with a customized Applanix POS LV system as part of its broader autonomy capabilities for the transport of goods around industrial facilities.

Map-based localization provides precise positioning and orientation estimation, augmenting GNSS/inertial data, which is critical for safe and efficient autonomous vehicle operations. The ability to provide IHI Corporation a full workflow and real-time data ensures seamless integration into IHI’s truck design. [Read more…] about Trimble implements new localization system for autonomous vehicles

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: autonomous, autonomy, capabilities, corporation, critical, data, environments, existing, ihi, industrial, localization, lv, map-based, operation, operations, POS, positioning, provide, real-time, reliable, safe, solutions, system, trimble, vehicle, vehicles

Fuzzy Logic makes robotics agile at MBDA

February 24, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

MBDA is a leading European manufacturer in the aerospace and armaments sector, specializing in the design of missiles and missile systems for the operational needs of the three branches of the military (army, navy and air force).

MBDA France’s Bourges site specializes in the manufacture of tactical missile equipment utilising several key technologies: mechanical manufacturing (metal and composite materials) and electromechanical assembly.

The company wanted to robotise certain processes in small series or even single unit production, by allowing an operator with no programming skills to teach the robotic system, in just a few seconds, the process to be carried out, and then to execute the cycle with complete confidence without human supervision. [Read more…] about Fuzzy Logic makes robotics agile at MBDA

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: applications, capture, fuzzy, laser, learning, logic, mbda, operation, operator, parameters, parts, process, processes, production, programming, repplix, robot, robotic, series, small, software, solution, solutions, trajectory

SAIC unveils China’s ‘first’ Level 4 robotic taxi platform

February 15, 2022 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor has officially started the operation of its SAIC Mobility Robotaxi, claiming it to be China’s first Level 4 self-driving platform.

SAIC says its “Robotaxi” employs “superior resources” – from SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company, SAIC Motor AI Lab, autonomous driving technology company Momenta, and its ride-hailing service platform SAIC Mobility – to create a data-driven ecosystem featuring continuing evolution in an effort to explore the application of Level 4 self-driving technology in urban mobility scenarios.

There is a lack of clarity about the term “robotaxi”. So far, most companies have used it as a generic term to mean robotic taxi. None of them has yet trademarked the actual word. SAIC doesn’t seem to have done so either, but has the word on the side of its cars. [Read more…] about SAIC unveils China’s ‘first’ Level 4 robotic taxi platform

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: data, driving, ensure, intelligent, level, mobility, momenta, motor, operation, platform, robotaxi, safety, saic, security, self-driving, system, technology, vehicles

DHL Supply Chain accelerates roll-out of autonomous forklifts with largest single implementation

December 14, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

DHL Supply Chain has introduced its largest ever single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort, United Kingdom.

The autonomous forklifts form part of DHL’s operation for a major customer in the automotive sector, taking over picking, put-away and replenishment of products and empty media in the warehouse. The vehicles reduce the number of manual pallet transfers without requiring significant changes in warehouse infrastructure.

The indoor robotics transporters work safely up to 11.5 metres high – believed to be a first in the logistics industry – easily reaching the highest warehousing racks to handle a range of pallets, stillages and waste cages. [Read more…] about DHL Supply Chain accelerates roll-out of autonomous forklifts with largest single implementation

Filed Under: News, Warehouse robots Tagged With: accelerated, autonomous, bumper, chain, closely, customer, customers, dhl, digitalization, facility, fleet, forklifts, handle, helping, high, implementation, indoor, largest, manual, maxagv, operation, operations, pallets, robotics, safely, safety, single, supply, warehouse, work, working

Smith+Nephew launches handheld robotic-assisted surgical system

December 7, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology business, has launched its CORI handheld surgical robot, an advanced robotic system for both total and partial knee arthroplasties.

The CORI system is a compact and fully mobile solution incorporating a 3-D intra-operative imaging system with an advanced robotic sculpting tool. The robotic system allows surgeons to measure, plan, and perform a knee surgery which is personalised to the patient’s individual anatomy in theatre.

The Smith+Nephew system is considerably more compact than alternative robotic systems, has minimal set up time, and is so portable it can be moved from theatre to theatre to optimise flow of patients through surgical units. [Read more…] about Smith+Nephew launches handheld robotic-assisted surgical system

Filed Under: Health, News Tagged With: benefits, cori, handheld, knee, operation, patient, patients, robotic, smith+nephew, surgeons, surgery, surgical, system, technology, theatre, uk

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